HLS 15RS-421 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 33
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Neighborhood Development Foundation for its
service to the community
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend the Neighborhood Development Foundation for its outstanding service to the
3 city of New Orleans.
4 WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Development Foundation is one of New Orleans'
5greatest success stories, and it is the key to a rewarding and productive life for many low
6income and moderate income families; and
7 WHEREAS, since 1986, the Neighborhood Development Foundation has helped
8thousands of families build assets that they can pass on to their children; and
9 WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Development Foundation was founded on the belief
10that affordable housing is essential to the physical and emotional health, productivity, and
11self-esteem of individuals and that homeownership has a significant effect on children's
12success; and
13 WHEREAS, for over twenty-five years, the Neighborhood Development Foundation
14has provided education and advocacy that make owning and maintaining a home possible;
15and
16 WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Development Foundation provides classroom
17homeownership education in which participants receive valuable information and are able
18to ask questions of mortgage industry professionals; and
19 WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 28, 2015, the Neighborhood Development
20Foundation celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a patron party and gala.
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HCR NO. 33
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2commend the Neighborhood Development Foundation for its outstanding service to the city
3of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana and does hereby, on the occasion of its twentieth
4anniversary, recognize the significant effect the foundation has on helping thousands of
5families become homeowners.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
7Neighborhood Development Foundation.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 33 Original 2015 Regular Session Leger
Commends the Neighborhood Development Foundation for its service to the community.
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